The G.A.M.Mn 50 (50 kg) is a 50 kg bomb which was constructed out of welded rolled sheet steel; it has either a longitudinal or a circumferential weld.[1] The overall colour of the bomb is yellow and typically had the type of explosive filling and words "F de Culot" (F of Base or Fuse in Base) painted on the bomb casing.

Usage in the battles

Due to the small size of the G.A.M.Mn 50 (50 kg), it is not advisable to drop just one at a time. Many of the French bombers can carry between 2 and 52 of these bombs and can cause more damage when dropped en masse over an area also known as "carpet bombing." The lower altitude you drop the bombs from, the less time enemy vehicles (including AI drivers) have to avoid the in-bound bombs. These bombs are effective against:

AA vehicles

AAA cannons (non pill-box)

Enemy aircraft landing or parked on a runway

Clustered or columns of vehicles

Pros and cons

A view of the bombing damage as seen from the F.222.2's ventral turret during a bombing run.

Pros:

Effectively used for carpet bombing lightly or no armoured targets

Large payload aircraft like F.222.2 and N.C.223.3 can take out columns of AA vehicles in one pass

Cons:

Less effective against armoured vehicles, reinforced pillboxes and bases

Hard to concentrate large amounts of damage with small bombs

History

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Media

Front view of G.A.M.Mn 50 (50 kg) bomb with its contact fuze

Rear view of G.A.M.Mn 50 (50 kg) bomb's fin assembly and tail fuze

G.A.M.Mn 50 (50 kg) bombs dropped from external pylons of a V-156-F

G.A.M.Mn 50 (50 kg) bombs in the bomb bay of an F.222.2, notice how they are stored upright when dropped

See also

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